Reviews by DCDevilDancer:

A very enjoyable, well balanced oak aged oatmeal stout.
Pours an outer space red-black color, with a khaki head that's miniscus persists 'till the end.
Cocoa, coconut, and oak dominate the rather sweet, but soft nose. Fairly generic.
Much more impressed by the taste.
Upfront, the toasty oatmeal chocolate maltiness sets in, along with tons of fresh coconut. The generous hop addition livens the mid-palate. Flavors of oranges, vanilla and coffee emerge. There is even a puckery ruby red grapefruit note in the smooth, dry, slightly bitter, high-acid finish.
Very drinkable. The oak is there a bit, and the flavors are sure rich, but at moments I think I'm drinking a porter. It's racy for sure. Quite dynamic really.
Think it's probably most enjoyable young, while the hops are stil popping and the rather faint oak is still a little there, but this is merely conjecture.
For a barrel aged 8%er, the Obovoid is highly sessionable.
Yum.

More User Reviews:

I always wondered what an obovoid was.Poured into an English pint glass a deep but not opaque black with tight formed 1/2 finger light mocha colored head that left a broken sheet of lace as it settled quickly,heavy on the mocha in the nose almost brownie-like dipped in dark roast coffee very appetizing.Not a big mouthfull of a stout its light to medium in the mouthfeel department.Flavors start out with deep bitter chocolate tones along with that dark roast coffee turning into a woody/earthy finish that is quite bitter.The oak gives off just a light woody flavor that compliments the big chocolate and coffee tones of this brew,very nice.

This beer was a very dark brown, almost black, color. It had a thick, off-white head that lasted well. Typical chocolate and coffee/roasted malt sroma. The chocolate was more apparent in the taste. The coffee came in later, was a little bitter, but some vanilla balanced it out. Pretty good beer.

Pours black with a nice, long lasting creamy mocha head. leaves tons of fine and sticky sheeting. Nice nose of more mocha and silky milk chocolate. Lots more chocolate, smooth, dusty and sweet, medium body and a very silky mouth feel. Nice stuff. More of a strong oatmeal stout, then a RIS if you ask me. Easy drinking, clearly high quality and BA worthy. Best beer I've tried from Boulder. Go get some and enjoy with a peppery steak.

Overall:Drinks like a smoked porter, not really like a RIS or oatmeal stout. I would have loved to see more oakiness in this one as well. It is there, but you have to search for it. A good beer, but there are a lot of others I would go to sooner in the style.

A nice little gift picked up for me by my father down in the North Market. Was feeling hearty, so I decided to pour it into my antique glass stein and drink the entire bomber.

Appearance- Poured the nice usual shade of opaque black that I like to see in a RIS. A solid two finger tan head rose off of the black body pretty quickly as well. However, it didn't stick around for too long, and died down to a minimal ring around the edges. Not much in the way of lacing either.

Smell- Not to complex. Lots of roasted malt, a touch of bitter chocolate, a hint of vanilla from the oak. That was really about it, with the roastiness coming through most prominently.

Taste- I didn't really know what to expect going into this beer as I had never heard of it before, but I'd have to say I was rather disappointed in the taste department. Really, this beer tasted like an average porter at best rather than a Russian Imperial Stout. The taste was dominated again by the roasted malt and rough oak with little to no bitter chocolate coming through and little in the way of other flavors. Not complex and got boring fairly quickly when comparing it to the likes of other RIS's I've had, especially those of the oak aged variety.

Mouthfeel/Drinkability- Disappointed here again, I found the mouthfeel to be particularly thin. Carbonation levels were okay, but it drank thin even if I were considering it to be a porter rather than a RIS. Boring taste and poor mouthfeel didn't make this a good drinker for me.

Overall, I'd pass on this one if I had the opportunity. Boring at best.

Wow, took a long time to get this one entered into the database, originally drank at March Madness 2011. Dark brown pour, almost black, tan head, 1" deep. Aroma was tame, even the oak portion of it, but still had enough gusto to be a pleasant experience, definite oat impact as the beer was better described as smooth than roasty.

Alcohol unfortunately was a little more than I would have liked to have had put down. What was 8% was every bit there in the mouthfeel, despite the oak and oatmeal, although to be fair, its not the first time oak has seemingly brought out the alcohol (fusel?) more than covered it up. Sweetness tempered.

A decent beer, kind of standard for boulder beer company. At $7 a bomber, probably not something I'd have any more often than once every couple of years. Which isn't to say its bad, but there's lots of stouts out there.

Poured a dark ruby mahogany brown almost black to the untrained eye, creamy tan head forms thick lacing coats the sides of the glass. This beer has legs it is thick enough to really coat the glass. Aromatics bring out dark chocolate malts with alcoholic notes, a bit of dark impy stout notes like soy sauce and anise and of course some dark over ripened fruit notes. A touch of toffee caramel with a hidden pine/herbal hop assualt in the background. Flavor was harsh dark chocolate and sweet prunes collide with an almost salty soy sauce anise mix that kept making me question why I kept drinking this beer. A bit of hidden oak charred quality but nothing like the typical oak experience, pine/herbal bitterness adds to the rough qualities of this beer. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied even carbonation needs to be a bit brighter this one sits heavy on the palate and stomach, alcohol burns making it more and more cloying. Drinkability maybe a small pour to experience and re evaluate it but I don't plan on buying this bruiser again.

Pours one shade away from black with dark ruby highlights and a one-finger brown head. The head recedes into a thin pancake on top leaving solid lacing.

Smells of dark chocolate, roasted malts, and vanilla, in that order. As it warms a small amount of the aroma can be attributed to the oak.

Tastes similar to how it smells. Rich dark chocolate flavors up front are backed by mild roasted malts. Midway through the sip light vanilla flavors make their way in before giving way to dark chocolate bitterness at the end.

Mouthfeel is good. It's got a nice thickness with solid carbonation, though I would've liked a tad more smoothness considering the oatmeal used.

Drinkability is good. I had no problem finishing my glass and could easily finish a bomber of this solo.

Overall this is a tasty Oatmeal Stout and is probably the best beer that I've had from Boulder. Worth a shot.

S - Roasty chocolate and malts. This has more of an earthy nose when compared to others in the same group.

T - Like it smells. There is some complexity to it, but it doesn't lose focus. I can't really distinguish any oak-aged-ness, but I'm sure it's there... EDIT: If you like the oak notes of this beer, you absolutely without a doubt must sample Yeti Oak Aged Imperial Stout (or the Espresso version of the same) by Great Divide Brewery.

A- deep cola brown/ black with a soft foamy head. Solid head retention and lacing.
S- Chocolate squares melted in light roast coffee.
T- Sweet, very creamy light coffee with a good dollop of chocolate. Slight biscuity toffee malt and vanilla flavors come out in the end.
M- very smooth and creamy. dessert like with a mild dry finish.

Taste: Nice initial creaminess with hints of chocolate, mild coffee, honey, vanilla, roasted oak notes, smoke, and darker malt flavors. More of a roasted finish with hints of citrus bitterness creeping through at the end.

Mouthfeel: Medium to full-bodied with a good creaminess and a little less than chewy.

Drinkability: A solid brew for this weather, and a lot going on here, especially as it continues to warm. This may be one to take on room temperature or nearly room temperature, which is something I need to learn when it comes to wood-aged beers. The price tag at around $7 seems a little steep I think, but I enjoyed the bottle and would like to try more in the Looking Glass series as I can hopefully continue to get my hands on them.